Record-breaking cold follows snowstorm in Michigan

Though we start the day with plenty of sunshine, we will only warm into the low to mid 20s today before the clouds fill back in this afternoon. Highs in the 40s return for Friday, but it will be short-lived as yet another Arctic airmass filters in for the weekend into early next week, ensuring temperatures remain well below normal.

ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — Another round of record-breaking cold temperatures is following a storm that dumped more than 9 inches of snow on parts of southern Michigan.

The temperature at Detroit Metropolitan Airport dropped to 4 degrees Thursday morning, breaking the March 13 record low of 5 for Detroit set in 1896. Temperatures statewide ranged from the teens to 13 below zero in the Upper Peninsula community of Newberry.

Temperatures were in the single digits in Grand Rapids and Ann Arbor. Warmer weather is expected Friday, with Detroit temperatures predicted in the 40s.

The snowstorm passed out of Michigan by Wednesday evening after dumping snow in wide areas of the southern and central Lower Peninsula. The National Weather Service reported 9.3 inches of accumulation in Holly, northwest of Detroit, and 9 inches in Kalamazoo.

Extended Forecast: National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac, MI

Today: Sunny, with a high near 23. Wind chill values as low as -12. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tonight: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 22 by 8pm, then rising to around 26 during the remainder of the night. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

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